Concerned About Overlapping PF Dates? How to Handle Wrong Exit Dates in EPF Accounts

I joined a company on 30 Sep 2024, and on 7 Oct 2024, I resigned due to a job security issue. I received a good offer from another company and joined on 8 Oct 2024. The previous company has accepted my resignation and specified my last date as 7 Oct 2024. Now, they are saying I need to serve a 30-day notice period. If I don't, it may cause a problem in my PF account. I am concerned that if they mark the wrong exit date in my EPF account, the PF dates from both companies will overlap. Can the company already mark a wrong exit date in writing, even though they have given me 7 Oct as the exit date? Please reply as soon as possible.

Handling Exit Dates and Notice Periods in EPF

Joining a company just to leave is not fair. However, if an employee has done so, the employer should not retaliate by requiring them to remain for a one-month notice period. If you have joined another company, you may initiate the exit from the previous company by visiting your EPF member portal. If your UAN is already activated, log in and proceed. Otherwise, you need to activate the UAN and then mark your exit there. The previous employer must approve the exit. Obviously, they might not approve the exit date you have entered. If the employer is not approving the exit date marked by you, you can raise a dispute with the appropriate authority online. Your current employer can pay the contributions, but until the exit is approved, you will not be able to link it with the member ID created by the present employer.